About the Plan

The
Partners in Flight North American Landbird Conservation Plan (hereafter
Plan) provides a continental synthesis of priorities and objectives that
will guide landbird conservation actions at national and international
scales.The scope for this
Plan is the 448 species of native landbirds that regularly breed in the
U.S.
and
Canada.Fully 100 of these species warrant inclusion on the PIF Watch
List, due to a combination of threats to their habitats, declining
populations, small population sizes, or limited distributions. Of these,
28 species require immediate action to protect small remaining
populations, and 44 more are in need of management to reverse long-term
declines.

This Plan also
highlights the need for stewardship of the species and landscapes
characteristic of each portion of the continent, identifying 158 species
(including 66 on the Watch List) that are particularly representative of
large avifaunal biomes, and whose needs should be considered in
conservation planning. Taken together, the pool of Watch List and
Stewardship Species represent the landbirds of greatest continental
importance for conservation action. Although the recommended actions may
vary from region to region, no area in
North America
is without a conservation need for landbirds.

Accessing the Plan

You
can access the Plan in four sections, as described below, using
two PDF versions (one for web viewing and one higher quality
version for printing). To view the Portable Document Format
(PDF) file, you will need to use Adobe Acrobat Reader . If you
don't already have this free tool, please go to: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html to
download and install the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Funding from the USDA
Forest Service made the creation of the PDFs possible.